Lable attaching means



1951 J. A. JIMENEZ ET AL 2,576,838

LABEL ATTACHING EANS Filed June 18, 1947 J wfs H Ji/Vf/VEZ P904 G fizoa/vau/sr Patented Nov. 27, 1951 LABEL ATTACHING MEANS James A; Jimenez, Temple City, Paul 0. Bloomquist, South Pasadena, and William R. Wells,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 18, 1947, Serial No. 755,370

3 Claims. 1

Our invention relates to identifying means, or label attaching means, and more particularly to such means which may be readily or especially applied to rubber stamps.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide identifying or label attaching means, for rubber stamps, and other articles requiring identification, which means are simple and economical of construction and particularly simple and easy to apply.

An important object of, this invention is to provide means of this class in which the label attaching, enclosing, or potecting member may be merely inserted or snapped into an open channel of the stamp, or other body, from the top or open side of the channel Another important object of this invention is to provide means of this class whereby the required label may be merely laid into the bottom of the channel, and the securing, enclosing, or protecting member snapped thereover into the channel from the open side thereof and frictionally retained therein.

A further important object of this invention is the provision of label applying or attaching means which effectively protectsthe label, and also presents an appearance of considerable thickness of protecting material over the label.

Withthese and other objects in View, as will appear hereinafter, we have devised an identifying or label attaching means having certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail, and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a rubber stamp incorporating thereon our label identifying or label attaching means in a preferred form;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view of a fragmentary portion thereof, showing in greater detail the construction of the label attaching means;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end elevational view, similar to Fig. 3, of a slightly modified form of the label attaching means;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end elevational View of the upper portion of a rubber stamp, or similar article, with the identifying or label means in a detached position, but showing by dotted lines such means in an attachedposition on the rubber stamp, or other similar articles; and,

Fig. 6 is another enlarged end elevational view of a rubber stamp, or other similar article, showing our label attaching means in another modified form of construction.

Rubber stamps, or other articles requiring identifying means, are provided with labels at the upper portion, or other conspicuous portion of the article. Rubber stamps, a common type of which is illustrated in the drawings, are provided with labels at the upper portion or across the top thereof. 'As shown, the body I of the rubber stamp has a channel I extending longitudinally of the upper portion thereof, this channel providing upwardly extending flanges I which extend upwardly from the bottom I of the channel. The inner sides of the flanges I diverge downwardly from the upper side of the flanges of the body, providing a channel of substantially dove-tail shape.

The label, designated 2, which is usually a strip of paper having suitable printing identifying the label, is loosely laid upon the bottom l of the channel. It is frictionally retained against the bottom by means of our label attaching member which, is transparent and which may be made of butyrate, and of the type commerically known as tinite.

This label attaching member, shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and designated 3, is of relatively flat tubular construction. The inner side 3 is preferably fiat, while the outer side 3* is slightly convex, the width thereof being less than the width of the inner or bottom side 3 The opposite lateral edges of the bottom or inner side 3 have backwardly turned or wide rounded portions 3 which are of substantially U-shaped cross-section. The upper portions or legs of the portion 3 merge with the opposite edges of the upper side or portion 3* of the member 3 in gradually curved portions 3. The lateral extent of the portions 3 is less than the width of the upper portion of the channel l while the lateral extent across the rounded portions 3 is slightly greater than the width of the channel. The width, however, of the inner side or portion 3 or across the rounded portion 3, is such that the member 3 may be snapped into the channel I between the flanges l at the opposite sides, the material from which the member 3 is made being flexible, permitting slight lateral folding of the inner side or portion 3 to permit such snapping action.

The opposite inner side walls of the channel diverge downwardly, so as to'provide greater resistance against the withdrawal of the member 3 from the open side of the channel. Such downwardly diverging walls also tend to draw the inner side or portion 3 of the member 3 against the label 2.

In the modified structure shown in Fig. 4, the label attaching member, designated 4, is similar to the inner portion of the member 3, that is, the outer side or portion thereof is omitted. This member 4 has merely the flat inner side a and the outwardly curved or U-shaped backwardly' turned portions 4*, which engage the inner sides of the channel 5 of the body 5. In this instance, the opposite sides 5 of the channel may diverge downwardly at a greater angle.

In the modification shown in- Fig. 5,'the, label attaching member, designated 6, is also tubular, but is substantially of elliptical construction, the outer side or wall 6* thereof being connected with the inner side portion, or wall 6 by continuously rounded portions 6. member is constructed in this manner, the channel 5 in the body 5 is constructed substantially asshown in Fig. 4. In the modification of Fig. 5, the label 2 may be inserted within the member 6, asshown.

In Fig. 6' of the drawings, the label attaching the inner side thereof in the bottom of the chan- 2 nel. 5 of the body 5. In this construction, the thick central" portion I of the member 1 has short retaining flanges I at its opposite edges, which retain the member 1 against the opposite sidewalls 5 of the channel 5*. are: slightly bendable or distortabl'e with respect to the thick central portion 1, so as to permit the member I to be snapped freely intothe channel 5 of the body 5.

We wish it to be understood that we do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

We claim:

1-. In a means of the class described, a body having a channel of dovetail shape, a label positioned on the bottom of the channel, and a flexible These flanges 'l 1 When the label attaching transparent label attaching member of relatively flat tubular form of awidth slightly greater than the width of the channel and capable of being folded laterally to a slight extent to adapt it to be inserted into the channel from the open side of the latter, the longitudinal edge portions of the member being caused to frictionally engage the inclined sides of the channel due to the inherent expansibility of the member so as to retain the label against the bottom of the channel.

2. In a means of the class described, a body having a channel with its opposite sides diverging inwardly and upwardly, and a resilient, transparent, relatively flat, tubular, label attaching member; having wide rounded edges, the member being capable of being slightly folded laterally to reduce its width so as to adapt it to be inserted into the channel from the open side of the latter, the round edge portions of the member, when expanded' laterally, due to its inherent resiliency, being frictionally engaged by the sides of the channel and cammed downwardly.

3. In a means of the class described, a body having a channel with its opposite sides diverging inwardly andupwardly, a label positioned within the channel, and a resilient, transparent label attaching member of relatively flat tubular crosssection and slightly wider than the. channel, and capable of beingslightly folded laterally and snapped into the channel from the open side of the latter; the edge portions of the member, when expanded laterally due to its inherent expan- L sibility, frictionally engaging the inclined sides of the channel and being cam'med downwardly thereby so as to retain the label within the chan'-- nel.

JAMES A. JIMENEZ. PAUL O; BLOOMQUIST. WILLIAM R. WELLS.

REFERENEES CITED The following references are. of record. in the file of this patent:

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